DP-203 practice question 30 of 35

You have a SQL pool in Azure Synapse. You discover that some queries fail or take a long time to complete. You need to monitor for transactions that have rolled back. Which dynamic management view should you query?

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Answer options
A: sys.dm_pdw_request_steps
B: sys.dm_pdw_nodes_tran_database_transactions Correct answer
C: sys.dm_pdw_waits
D: sys.dm_pdw_exec_sessions
Correct Answer:
B. sys.dm_pdw_nodes_tran_database_transactions
Explanation

You can use Dynamic Management Views (DMVs) to monitor your workload including investigating query execution in SQL pool. If your queries are failing or taking a long time to proceed, you can check and monitor if you have any transactions rolling back.
Example: -- Monitor rollback SELECT SUM(CASE WHEN t.database_transaction_next_undo_lsn IS NOT NULL THEN 1 ELSE 0 END), t.pdw_node_id, nod.[type] FROM sys.dm_pdw_nodes_tran_database_transactions t JOIN sys.dm_pdw_nodes nod ON t.pdw_node_id = nod.pdw_node_id GROUP BY t.pdw_node_id, nod.[type]
Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/synapse-analytics/sql-data-warehouse/sql-data-warehousemanage-monitor#monitor-transaction-log-rollback

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